Part
01
of one
Part
01
Please provide names & contact info for the person(s) in charge of acquisitions at the following networks. If they have a sports acquisition or documentary acquisition person that would be best. For Canada: CBC(Canadian Broadcasting Corp); CTV (Canadian Television Network); Global (Global Television Network);and the sports channels; TSN (The Sports Network) owned by Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%); SPORTSNET owned by Rodgers Media
Hello! Thanks for your inquiry on names & contact info for the person(s) in charge of acquisitions at various networks.
The short version is that for each of the indicated media companies, the person or persons in charge were identified and the contact details were provided.
METHODOLOGY
In order to answer your inquiry, a search on the corporate sites of each of the listed companies was conducted. I addition, a search in LinkedIn resulted in additional contacts and details. The focus was on sports and/or documentary acquisition. In some cases, it was clear that the persons in charge were part of the parent company, not directly of the channel.
CBC (CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP)
CBC has an independent producers website, where it invites producers to submit their ideas and proposals. According to the independent producers website, the person in charge is:
CBC has a specific channel for documentaries, “Documentary,” and in the corresponding webpage CBC explains its acquisition & commissions policy. The contact persons for documentaries are:
Jordana Ross - email: jordana.ross@cbc.ca
Bruce Cowley - email: bruce.cowley@cbc.ca
CBC´s documentary slot on Saturdays and Sundays, “The Passionate Eye,” with political, social and environmental issues related to the current world news. Contact email is:
The Passionate Eye – email: pitch.acquisitions@cbc.ca
CTV (CANADIAN TELEVISION NETWORK)
CTV claims to be Canada´s most important private broadcaster, and it is a division of Bell Media, which is the leading multimedia company in Canada. Bell Media´s Senior Vice President of Content and Programming is Mike Cosentino, whose programming role “expands to include responsibility for the development, creation, and execution of English-language original programming for Bell Media’s conventional, specialty, and OTT services.”
Mike Cosentino, Senior Vice President of Content and Programming, Bell Media - mike.cosentino@bellmedia.ca
In addition, Bell Media has a TV and Film Skills Development Initiative, “a suite of national mentoring and promotional programs, which ensure a comprehensive range of training for writers, producers, directors, and showrunners in the Canadian television and film industry at different stages of their careers.”
GLOBAL (GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK)
Global Television Network or Global TV is considered the second television network in Canada, after CTV. Its parent company is Corus Entertainment. Arthur Reinstein is Vice President, Content Acquisitions at Corus Entertainment. Felicia Litovitz is manager of Content Acquisitions. Giuliana (Lacerenza) Benvenuto is Coordinator, Content Acquisitions at Corus, in charge of “Negotiating the acquisition of non-US programming and Canadian films.”
Thus, the persons in charge are the following. It was not possible to confirm the e-mail address of these persons (although it seems that the format is, e.g., arthur.reinstein@corusent.com). Therefore, the phone number of the head office in Canada is provided:
Arthur Reinstein, Vice President, Content Acquisitions, Corus - (416) 479-7000
Felicia Litovitz, Manager, Content Acquisitions, Corus –
Giuliana Benvenuto, Coordinator, Content Acquisitions, Corus
TSN (THE SPORTS NETWORK)
TSN is also part of the Bell Media group, and is a channel focused on sports. Stewart Johnston, president of Bell Media Studios and TSN, is in charge of the Sport Productions of the Bell Media Studios, including TSN. According to the description of his role, Bell Media Studios “will develop new content, partnerships, and business opportunities while delivering award-winning in-house productions ranging from Sportscentre to The Social.” As indicated above, Bell Media has also a Senior Vice President of Content and Programming.
Persons in charge:
Stewart Johnston, President of Bell Media Studios and TSN - stewart.johnston@bellmedia.ca
Mike Cosentino, Senior Vice President of Content and Programming, Bell Media - mike.cosentino@bellmedia.ca
SPORTSNET
Sportsnet is the leading sports media brand in Canada, and it is part of the Rogers Media group since 2001. (n2) Jason Badal is the Sr. Director, Business Affairs and Lawyer, Media / Sportsnet and NHL at Rogers Communications, in charge of “Content acquisition, production, and distribution across all platforms.”
Person in charge:
Jason Badal, Sr. Director, Business Affairs and Lawyer, Media / Sportsnet and NHL, Rogers Communications. - jason.badal@rci.rogers.com
Thanks for using Wonder! Please let us know if we can help with anything else!